Obituary for Victor M. Chiovatero Gardner resident
Victor M. Chiovatero aged 63 of Gardner died at home Thursday. Born in Torino Illinois on July 12 1912 he lived 29 years in Gardner and worked at Morris Paper Mill. He was in the American Legion and the VFW. Surviving are his wife Mary, a sister Annie Cerney and a brother Joseph Chivatero. Funeral Monday 9:30 a.m. from Patterson Funeral Home to St. Lawrence Church at 10 a.m. Burial Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 2-5 and 7-10 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Victor M. Chiovatero
Gardner
Torino
Ill
Morris Paper Mill
American Legion
VFW
Wilmington
Mary
Boggetto
John
Annie) Cerney
Coal City
Joseph Chivatero
Obituary: Herbert E Sparr Dies in California
Herbert E Sparr, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sparr, died Saturday at his Laguna Hills home. A Morris Masonic Lodge member and Medinah Shrine of Chicago Arab Patrol veteran, he is survived by his wife Irene. Private funeral services were held in California.
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Herbert E. Sparr
William Sparr
Laguna Hills
Calif
Morris Masonic Lodge
Medinah Shrine
Chicago
Arab Patrol
California
Irene
Wall denies taking bribe in cement truck vote case
Chicago Republican State Rep. John F. Wall testifies that former colleague Pete Pappas lied about a $700 bribe for seven votes on a cement truck bill. Wall says he never talked to Pappas or took cash, while Pappas claims he gave Wall $700 from a larger payoff in a federal bribery trial tied to cement industry bribes in 1972.
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Tom Saue
Chicago
UPI
John F. Wall
Pete Pappas
Wall
Pappas
Rock Island
Peter V. Pappas
Sen
Kenneth Course
Dchicago
Nine speeding tickets issued by Grundy deputies and Morris officers
Grundy County Deputies and Morris Police issued nine speeding tickets Thursday. Tim Neary posted several tickets on Grand Ridge Road near Verona for speeds from 70 to 78 mph in 55 mph zones. Several drivers including Victor Samek Clarence Troxel Howard Iverson William Crowe Michael O Rourke Lonnie Poyner and others faced fines bonds and court dates.
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Grundy County
Morris
Tim Neary
Grand Ridge Rd
Verona
Victor Samek
Neary
Clarence Troxel
Main St
Kinsman
Sgt. Neary
Howard Iverson
William Crowe
Mine Rd
Crowe
Michael O’rourke
Illinois
DuPont Rd
James Hume
Lonnie Poyner
U.S. 6
Ashley Rd
Kurt Salems
Jeri Pepper
George
Lisbon Manor
Fremont Ave
Nancy Siebarth
Maple Drive
Magna Carta on display in Capitol Rotunda
The Magna Carta oldest surviving copy is shown in the Capitol Rotunda as a Bicentennial gift from Great Britain. It was presented during a formal ceremony with Lord Elwyn Jones and George Thomas leading the British delegation, wearing robes and wigs. Four of the original ten copies still exist.
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Washington
UPI
Great Britain
John
Lord Elwyn-Jones
George Thomas
House of Commons
England
Monkey Still Missing in Diamond After Loose Pet Report
The Grundy County Sheriff's Department reports a monkey reported lost in Diamond on Thursday remains unfound this morning. Mrs. James Cline of Division Street called at 3 11 PM, warning that the animal may bite anyone attempting capture. Deputy Paul Estenson searched the Diamond area but did not locate the monkey.
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Diamond
Grundy County
Paul Estenson
Goose Lake Tribute Honors Last Residents and Local Leaders
Florence Smith reports a farewell event for Goose Lake Township as the Bargo and Collins families, longtime tenants and leaders, are celebrated. Attendees include Mrs. McCabe, Mrs. Carl Anderson, Edison project workers, and numerous neighbors from Coal City, Morris, and beyond.
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Jugtown
Pine Bluff
Collins
McCabe
Carl
Babe) Anderson
Morris
Jugtown Rd
Madelyn Busaytis
Coal City
Bargo
Gleaner Hall
Jack Carnegie
Carnegie
William
Goose Lake Township
Goose Lake
Edison
Earl Dicker
Joe Zeman
Warriner
Allen
Carkhuff
Clyde Carkhuff
Eddie Chada
William Miller
Elkhorn
Wis
Mary
Errietta) Owens
Emanuel Smith
Hughesville
Bargos
Darkhuff
Ray and
Ethel Hume
Arthur Lyons
Marie
Joliet
William and
Lola Wilson
Elsie (Miller) Thorson
Chuck
Mona Girot
Lucille Miller
Milford Peart
John Wharrie
John Winterbottom
Gary Phillips
Lou Enrietta
Vic Galli
George Warriner
Clifford Leach
Cliff Allen
Jack Thompson
Sarah Frankenberg
Alice Walsh
Verona
Patrick Walsh
Louise Doyle
Esther Matteson
William Peart
Leonard Phillips
Frank Bohlander
Earl Dirker
Newark
Glenn Larson
Larry Buttry
William Brown
Anna Marie Trotter
Mazon
R. W. Trotter
John Hauschild
Keith Waters
Dick Kindelspire
Wilson Wren
William Carnegie
James Walsh
John Jackson
Ray Dicker
Ruth Holderman
John Pogliano
Walnut
Don Angus
Robert Drake
Glen Rogers
Carl Anderson
Mel Harseim
William Hiles
Tom Brown
Florence Smith
Toll free numbers grow as free calls spread
A new Toll Free Digest directory catalogs about 30 000 toll free numbers used by hotels auto rentals information services and businesses. Paul Montana who created the directory says semi annual updates will keep numbers current as four workers dial 100 numbers daily to verify activity.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Iski
Paul Montana
Claverack
N.Y
Montana
Philadelphia
Home Office
Kendall County tax multiplier hearing monitors outcome
Kendall County faces a five day wait for DLGA to decide the tentative tax multiplier of .9117. Attendees included Supervisor of Assessments Ray Waclaw, county board and school representatives, and State's Attorney Dallas Ingemunson. A higher multiplier would raise closer to last year’s level and target future assessments.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Ray Waclaw
Dallas Ingemunson
Department of Local Government Affairs
DLGA
Chicago
Waclaw
Ticket woman after two car collision
Miss Terry Abbott a 17 year old Montgomery was ticketed for going too fast for conditions after a two car crash in the 400 block of Liberty Street at 8 p m Thursday. Gertrude Skinner 62 suffered minor injuries and did not require hospitalization while Lawrence Skinner 60 was northbound and stopped for traffic. Abbott said brakes failed and air inside the Astrodome was humorously cited as a possible cause. Damages exceeded 100 dollars on Skinner s Buick and over 100 dollars on Abbott s Buick. Abbott posted her court date June 24.
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Terry Abbott
Montgomery
Liberty St
Morris
Alan Love
Gertrude Skinner
Robinson Drive
Sgt. Love
Lawrence Skinner
Skinner
Miss Abbott
Memorial and lawsuit details from 1975 Grundy County collision
Edward A Lawson died after a 1975 motorcycle accident on Pine Bluff Road and Jugtown Road in Grundy County. He later sued Keith Hockings, won 48000 dollars, and the judgment was paid. Funeral services are listed with family survivors and burial plans in Morris.
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Lawson
Pine Bluff
Keith Hockings
Coal City
Jugtown
Grundy County
Hockings
Edward A. Lawson
Finland Chapel
Theresa Grape
Public hearing on 711 Liberty St apartments plan
Morris Planning Commission will hold a 7:30 p.m. hearing on a request to allow 10 apartments above the ground floor at 711 Liberty St in a B I zoning district. Dennis Shay petitioned for the change as owner of the building purchased in 1966. The site houses the Morris Pet Shop on the first floor and the meeting was moved from the First National Bank to the Morris Savings and Loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Lake
Jugtown
LaSalle
Lawrence
Liberty St
Morris Planning Commission
Morris Savings and Loan
Joliet Livestock Prices and Monday Receipts
Cattle at Joliet market: around 2,000 head with steers 1.00 to 1.50 lower and high choice to prime at 40.00 to 40.50, heifers 1.00 lower, no canner or cutter cows. Hogs 1,100 head steady to 25 higher with weights 200 to 270 pounds in the 49.50 to 51.25 range. Monday receipts projected: cattle 5,000 and hogs 1,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, Ill
UPI
Grain futures rise as corn and soybeans climb
Markets at Chicago show wheat inching higher while corn and soybeans surge. Wheat July contracts rise to 3.6634, corn July 2.9754, and soybeans July 5.84 with notable gains across months and delivery dates.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
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Patricia) Olson
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